enWed, 01 Apr 2015 06:28:13 +08001078 Yes, you're looking at a real tattoo, not some shoulder piece someone strapped on to themselves. This incredibly detailed tattoo is an optical illusion on its own!

Inked by Tony Booth, he is a tattoo artist known for his complex, geometric designs, and this could be his best work yet.

]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:50:28 +0800 We're not experiencing an invasion from The Empire. Don't worry. It's just a drone. YouTuber and drone-builder Oliver C. has a new addition to the cool drones he's already made. This time it is an Imperial Star Destroyer.

Check it out below:

Bonus: Check out the Millennium Falcon drone:

And the TIE Fighter drone:

]]>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:47:44 +0800 We've seen Star Wars but mostly from the Rebel's perspective. So what about the folks at The Empire? TIE Fighter is a short animation by Paul Johnson and it does just that. The short is done in the style of anime from the 80s and it looks pretty impressive.

This will make you root for the bad guys.

Are they really the bad guys after all?

]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:52:24 +0800 Why bother wearing a wrist watch when you can have a pocket watch, made by Apple of course! Conan reimagines what Apple could possibly launch next after the Apple Watch. And this is it! Check it out below:

]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:10:30 +0800 Skateboards haven't evolved much, with a bit of add-ons and modifications here and there, but it's nothing so significant that it has changed the whole thing completely. We're guessing the same is going to happen with this one: The Post-Modern Skateboard. It has no board.

It's basically a 10-inch, round platform with no board in between.

It's like rollerblading sideways, no?

Check out the video below:

]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 13:39:23 +0800 It's an exciting time to be alive, what with concepts like this coming real soon in probably 5-10 years time. Everything you knew about computing is going to change, and how you surf the web will truly be different too. Check out this concept video below. It's exciting!

]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:21:42 +0800 Watching a gameplay get recorded with a VR headset is even cooler than it sounds. Here's some footage of EVE: Valkyrie. It's actually pretty damn impressive! Check it out below:

]]>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 13:46:41 +0800 As technology progresses, so will fashion. So it's no surprise that someone has thought of this idea: a skirt that can light up. The wearable skirt project called 'Hikaru Skirt' just made its debut with idol group Mōsō Collaboration’s newest music video. Check it out below:

A little too high tech for me!

]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:48:17 +0800 Watching VR porn can be quite a tough thing for people if it is their first time. These rappers decided to take on the challenge of watching it on using the Oculus Rift. Here's how they reacted:

Just too weird, perhaps? Too real?

Watch the video below:

]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:48:00 +0800 Lance Abernethy 3D printed a working cordless drill measuring 0.67 inches tall, 0.27 inches wide, and 0.5 inches long. It holds a 0.02 inch twist drill. It works. But that's not the best part. Lance is working on making a smaller one.

Check it how:

That's super tiny! Now see it work in the video below:

It took me 3 hours to solder and try and squeeze [all the parts] in. The wires kept breaking off when I was trying to connect them and it was a nightmare trying to hold them in place and try to not short the battery. I have seen claims of the world's smallest cordless drill and I know mine is smaller but it's not a confirmed claim.

]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 01:06:54 +0800 Play the video below and you'll have half the mind to believe that what you're watching is made up of CGI or some kind of really cool animation. Watching this dancer in a light suit is pretty hypnotic. And very impressive. Check it out below:

This doesn't look real, but it is:

Watch the video below:

]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:00:05 +0800 Model and founder of Every Mother Counts, Christy Turlington Burns prepares to compete in one of the world's biggest marathons. Apple decided to document the whole thing to show off the advantages and benefits of its new Apple Watch.

You can check out more information on her active partition to make “pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother,” click here.

]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:54:08 +0800 As far as spiral escalators go, there aren't that many. Mitsubishi Electric is the only manufacturer of them in the world. A shopping mall in Shanghai has opened with two different types, each going up seven stories.

horizontal speed decreases as it moves along the slope, making circular designs impractical. Mitsubishi Electric's engineers overcame this dilemma by inventing the Center Shift Method, shifting the center of the circle around which the escalator rotates in response to the degree of gradient, realizing smooth rotational movement in perfect harmony with vertical movement.

The escalators achieve smooth movement through specially designed chains that can respond to various angles of motion and rails and handrails made with proprietary processing techniques for optimal flexibility, yet the increased range of motion does not sacrifice precision, as the final processing accuracy is 0.1 mm.

]]>Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:05:59 +0800 Not everyone with a camera knows how to take a good picture. If you're one of those people, then here are 9 rules about basic photography composition from Steve McCurry. Hopefully, with these in mind, you can instantly make pictures look better.

Here they are:

Rule of Thirds: place points of interest on intersections
Leading Lines: use natural lines to lead the eye into the picture
Diagonals: diagonal lines create movement
Framing: use natural frames like windows
Figure to Ground: contrast between subject and background
Fill the Frame: get close to subjects
Center Dominant Eye: put dominant eye in center of picture
Patterns & Repetitions: patterns are pleasing
Symmetry: symmetry is pleasing

Check out the video below:

]]>Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:55:56 +0800 There's a reason to everything, including why the heck do rivers curve? Can't they just be straight? The answer to their curvy paths is actually for a very specific reason. Check out the video below: